Lesson 2 Flashcards
Our economy is made up of two broad groups:
- Producers 2. Consumers
Producer
person, company, or country that makes, grow, or supplies goods, or commodities for sale.
Factors of production 4
- Land - natural resources
- Capital- money, tools, equipment, machinery etc
- Labor - people/workers
- Entrepreneurs- individual risk - takers
__________ that is made requires these four factors of production
Everything
Opportunity cost
the cost/value of the next best alternative given up. (Money time, resources)
Trade offs
alternative choices that must be given up in favor of the choice we select ( all the other alternatives)
Both ________ and __________ face opportunity cost and trade offs
Producers
Consumers
Consumer
a person who purchases goods and services for personal use
Consumer rights that protect them against producers - 5
- Right to safety
- Right to be informed
- Right to choose
- Right to be heard
- Right to redress
Consumerism
1960s
This social movement was an attempt to educate Byers about purchases they make and demand better and safer products
Four economic systems
- Traditional economy
- Command economy
- Market economy
- Mixed economy
Traditional economy
an economic system in which production, investment, prices, and incomes, are determined by rituals, habits, customs, and beliefs
Advantage of traditional economy
- Everyone knows what, how, and for whom to produce - based on tradition
Disadvantage of traditional economy
- Tens to discourage new ideas and new ways of doing things
2. Creates a lack of progress
Command economy
an economic system in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined by a central authority (king, dictators state, government, etc